School for the deaf at 260 Eastern Parkway to close?

Unfortunately, I believe that you are right. Its a shame, because parents of disabled kids should have the ability to determine what type of education is best for their kids and to receive that education in a public school setting. Sending a profoundly deaf child who communicates only through sign language into a classroom where neither the teachers or students are able to sign may not be the best solution for every child. Rather than recognizing this and offering alternatives the city will do what it does with special ed students and simply force families to send their children to expensive private schools instead, resulting in the families having to take on the burden of the additional costs of providing these kids with a basic education.

I had no idea they only have 100 students. It's a beautiful building inside- and HUGE. It kind of does seem to be a source of under-utilized space though, in light of the knowledge of how few kids there are.